Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-20
TRADE DOLLARS.
Lanham Wins a Victory and the
Senate Committee Agrees to the
Passage Of the House Bill.
The Outrage Mill still Grinding with
the COmpIaiaant's Witnesses Still
on the Stand Swearing.
Passage of the Dependent Pen
sion BnI Ogor tho Veto.
ANHAM's VICTORY.

IANHAM'S VICTORY.
special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-Mr. Lsnhsm
secured a second victory to-day when the
conference committee on the trade-dollar
bill practically adopted his measure. The
Senate gracefully yielded the point de-
m2nced by the House silver men, and the
Senate will doubtless adopt the confer
ence report as the House did to-day. It
means a six months unconditional re-
demption of the trade dollar to be recon-
ed and they are not 10 be included in the
regular coinage.
THE VETOED PENSION BILL.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Despite the
predictions of the southern Democrats
like General Wheeler that the dependent
relations pension bill can't be passed
over the Presidents veto the fact is
unGour ted tat the margin is growing
very narrow. Some of the Republicans
upon looking carefully tito the
message conclude that he con-
strues the bill much more
broadly than the Pension Office could
Total disability or incspscitation would
alone be allowed as ground under the
bill for the drawing of q pension. The
debate over the matter comes Thursday
and this vas decided in tn House to-
day in scene Of great confusion.
CABINET CHANGES.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I9.-Rumcrs Of
Cabinet changes are ahlat again to-ni2ht,
and the latest slate is given as follows:
Garland to be one of the Interstate COM
merCe commissioners. Villas to succeed
Garland or to 90 TO Berlin in place q
Pendleton. Lamont 10 be Postmaster
General. Pendleton for the pustoGice
The Treasury portfolio is Gecided
Yet. The President is stand
ing Off the Yew York men wlG
N pressing him 20 app81ut
q man Of " de financial knowledge. ua-
tional reputation, Gpd intlmates t5rsy must
accept Fairchilds or$ -2dy. 1Fhere is
not doubt about some cssDIts being
made in the Cabinet before Congress- adj
jOurns, and many Democratic leaders. be
lieve 1t would be for the best interest or
the party to make this change.
CRITICAL SITUATION.
The Democrats admitted to-day that if
a vote hsd been taken in the House on the
dependent pension bill it would have car
ried by two-thirds vote. The
President is greatly worried over
the matter, end is bringing
all the pressure possible to rear on adj
ministration Democrats to urge the party
to stand by him. He says this is the
critical test of mis- administration and he
wants the support of his party in this
critical moment. a poll has
been made OF the Senate and
it is clear that whatever
the action Of the House may be the Sen
ate is not willing to pass the measure
over the veto. The Democratic side OF
the Senete will all fight TO sustain Cieve-
land. The lesding men on the pension
committee say whether the bill passes or
not the President is Placed in position
Of having intarpo ed captiaus rather
than 8 constitutional objection
to the bill. The situation is grave me
10 sustain the Pcesidenr, and is tqn,a-
mount to admitting that Congress Is sur
rendering its powers to the ex cutiye,
and there Is quite following who viii!
sustain the pension committee.
THE OUTRAGE MILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-In the Texas
to-day Riggs p. Hackworth,
white, brother CT one of the memorialists,
Wss sworn and examined. He IS q Just
ice of the Peace at BRENNAN and Re
publican. He said the feeling toward
following the election last
November was very bitter. Witness was
several times advised by Democratic !
friends not to stay at home, and in conse- |
quence he left for time with his family !
On one occasion he was Informed crowd |
had assembled, threatening to go and |
shoot into witness house. This was the |
day that his brother, the memoir dist, left !
Brenham. Witness was asked to de- |
scribe the circumstances of his brothers |
leaving. He said he had heard |
4 great many threats toward his |
brother. His brother told him he |
had sold his property and was to leave
1ext day. Half an hour later Demo-
cratic friend came to witness office.
pointed TO crowd of forty or fifty ,nen
IN the street and said they insisted upon
lis brothers leaving that night Witness
sos his mother to persuade his brother to
cave that night. Witness, however,
'slled upon prominent Democratic
riend to ask him if his brother could re-
main until the next day, fearing his house
would be burned before he could get pay
or it. This friend said Judge Kirk as
ured him he could control the crowd.
tut the friend ioally concluded that
lis brother had better leave that night,
md to facilitate his departure this
riend drew his check for 500.
Witness and two or three friends es-
orted his brother to the depot at
'clock that evening.
There was crowd of several hundred
zen at the depo. but they did nothing ex-
ept to raise yell as the train pulled
Ut. Witness held al inquest over the
odies OF the three lynched negroes.
The inquest continued all day and then
dJourned over two days to get more ev-
tence. During the interval two of the :
1rors asked witness to cell the jury tc- !
ether and have the thing inished,as they (
ad been warned not to ask too many {
uestions and were afraid.